My name is Miranda and I am the leader of City and Culture. I hope to provide a good leadership position for others to thrive under. We shall hopefully create a perfect city and buzzing culture when we arrive on our new home....Aurora 56Z!
Siffler 211 Ark (Agriculture)
Name: Siffler 211
Length: 1150.3 km
Height: 455.8 km
Width: 420.4 km
Volume: 2,954,842.388 km3
For the ship Is a very odd shape, statistics may not be perfect.
Number of passengers: 5 x Captain, 25 x Crew for Cockpit and Controls, 25 x Crew for General Maintenance, 30 x Crew for Greenhouse, 30 x Crew for Science Lab, 25 x Crew for Barn Animals, 8 x Research Scientists, 10 x NASA Reporters, 30 x Cleaning Staff, 15 x Food Preparation
GRAND TOTAL = 196 Passengers
Cargo: 500 Plants in the Greenhouse, Millions of seeds housed in Seed Banks
As of July 2012 the number of distinct specimens has rapidly increased to over 750,000
50,000 Species of animal in the Science Lab, 116 Produce Animals in Barn, (Pigs, Sheep, Cows, Goats)
35 Fully Equip Houses
Landing system: A large parachute will shoot out of the roof of the ark, this will slow the gravitational pull. Four long robotic arms will extend out of the base of the ship, creating a cushioning platform for the ark to land upon.
Materials used for main body: Thick metal ( can only look out ), Graphene, Copper, Titanium.
Materials used for heat shield: The entire ship shall be covered in Solar Panels, they can sustain extreme heats. There will also be a layer of heat protecting metal just in case some heat does penetrate through.
The Following Statement Is A Transmission From The Supreme Beings These include: What problems did we have to deal with on Earth in regard to waste management? And how can we learn from this? Milo - What alternatives can you suggest?Luka Done How much waste will we produce? Zhana Done What sorts of waste do we need to deal with and dispose of? Ari- How will we dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner? Miranda Done How can we minimise the effects of waste on Aurora 56z? Zhana Done
Conduct research and present your findings about significant sustainable practices that the citizens of Aurora56z can undertake to preserve and protect the planet, and not make the same errors we did on planet Earth.
Minecraft considerations:
What stations or waste disposal units need to be built? Ari done How will we get the waste to these units? Miranda - What other factors might we have to address? Luka -
Good luck! The future of Aurora 56z is up to you. *END TRANSMISSION*
How will we dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner? Miranda
Here I have put together a graph showing all the different types of waste disposal and their Pros and Cons.
Types Of Disposal Systems
Pros
Cons
Landfill
Able to hold large amounts of waste in inert conditions.
Specific location that can be monitored.
Properly managed landfill sites can capture gas (methane).
Releases high amounts of methane into the air and the water.
Horrible odours and visual impacts to surrounding communities.
Difficult to prevent the chemicals from leeching into surrounding atmosphere
Landfill can attract creature, mice, racoons, rats etc;
Increases chances of global warming.
Taking away lots of land, including habitats for animals.
Dumping Waste At Sea
Low cost/Simply and easy
Very short term answer to the problem
Creates sludge in the ocean that projects chemicals into the water
Plastic never bio-degrades so any plastic in the water will remain there for eternity.
Biological reprocessing
(anaerobic)
Very low climate change gasses omitted
Gassed produced (methane) can be used for energy.
Recycling plant matter in an environmentally friendly way.
May still produce some greenhouse gasses
Incineration
Energy Conservation -A 250-ton per day incinerator can produce almost 6.5 megawatts of electricity daily and save about $3 million to $5 million in fuel annually, according to Terry Ally.
Waste Reduction -
They can greatly reduce the volume of waste in solid form by converting it to a gas form.
Community Impact - A horrible defect to the surrounding neighbourhood.
Air pollution - Highly toxic ash fly. Up to 190 different chemicals being projected into the air at once.
Recycling
Recycling saves energy, reduces greenhouses gasses and emmisions.
Recycling a single aluminium can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours
Recycling a stack of newspapers three feet high saves one tree
Recycled aluminum reduces pollution by 95%
Recycled Glass generates 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution
It is generally good for the environment because you keep trash from piling up and going to landfill
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Sometimes customers mix the wrong types of trash together, which makes it hard for the trash company to sort it out for recycling. Time consuming.
Sometimes recycling in rural or spread out suburban areas with low populations can use more energy collecting trash than is saved by the recycling
Energy Recovery
Exhaust from any power operated device can be reused
It saves us from polluting the atmosphere even more than we have to for we are using second hand power.
If the exhaust may be toxic, it must be utilised in a safe way.
Composting
Great way to recycle.
Can clean the soil and prevent pollution.
May only work in certain weather conditions.
Large effort is required to maintain a healthy compost.
Can require large amounts of land.
Space Dumping
Is a quick easy option to clear waste.
May collide with planets and ships, almost like a metiore
Turns into space junk
As my team-mate Zhana has pointed out on her page:
"508,023,454,400,000 kgis about how much waste we produce each year, and quarter of that was made be the U.S."
As this is an extreme amount we shall definitely need ore than one system of waste disposal to handle this crazy figure.
My other team-mate Ari made a comprehensive list of the types of waste we will be disposing of: Numbers refer to how they will be disposed below
Fertiliser - More and more farmland is using treated sewage on their land as it produces bountiful crops and money and landfill space.
Fuel Cells - Researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) have devised a process that turns wet waste from sewage farms and paper mills into a source of power.
Fuel and Electricity - Scientists at the University of California, Riverside are developing a way of converting 'wet waste,' such as sewage sludge and grass clippings, into synthetic diesel fuel and electricity in a move that could potentially reduce the need for landfill space and provide a cost-effective alternative to increasingly restricted land application.
Worm Farms - In some places giant worm farms are built for worms to EAT sewage sludge or biosolids. The worms can eat their weight in biosolids a day and if they are really hungry they can eat twice their weight.
Human Corpse
Burn bodies to ash so less room will be taken up when disposing of bodies. This is done because of the huge population we have and our growing needs.
From the information collected I suggest that the following ways of waste disposal shall be used on Aurora 56Z
Recycling
Biological Reprocessing (anaerobic)
Energy Recovery
Composting
Small amounts of Landfill
Dumping small amounts of waste on other planets
What district do we need to comunicate with ??
Industry for mining and mining waste disposal.
Agriculture for disposal of animal waste and
Work In Progress
How will we get the waste to these units ( Waste Disposal Units)?
Recycling Centers
Composting Sites
Energy Recovering Centers
Biological Reprocessing Sites
Large self operated rockets to dump waste on other planets.
Small Incineration Centers for only small amounts of waste.
Waste shall be collected once a week (specific day per area). For example, once a week general waste shall be collected. A separate truck will come around for food scraps, taking them to farms on the outer skirts of town, this shall happen every second week. Recycling trucks will come around every second week collecting rubbish and taking them to recycling disposal units. These trucks will be environmentally friendly running on electric energy.
Some other Ideas
Home recycling Centers
Minecraft
Log 1 - Tuesday the 27th of November 2012 ; 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Today was our fisrt real go on minecraft. Aside from some slight technical difficulties along the way, I feel that it was a great session. We (5/6A City & Culture) mainly worked on creating a small landfill site for some of our waste on Aurora 56Z. We also got a great start on creating a Incineration factory, located near the Landfill. The game of Minecraft is very different than any other I have played, therefore it does take some getting used to. Hopefully by the end of next week we shall have our Incinerator, Landfill and Recycling centeres finished.
What I learnt
This week in Minecraft I learnt about spawning into different places. This is very helpful when working in a group, to try and find other people.
Some Problems We Came Across
As we are working on a computer there is always going to be some difficulties. Be it the computer doesn't work or it is out of charge these are just some of the problems you have to cope with when working on modern technology.
Log 2 - Friday the 30th of November 2012
We did an amazing job today and we built a massive Recycling centre. It is built of wood brick and some other environmentally friendly materials. It looks stunning and will be a great help to the environment. We chose the location for it is just the right distance from the citys CBD. It is in a very remote land so we shall not be taking over anybody's land.
Work In Progress
Finished Product
What I learnt:
I really learnt and took into consideration what materials you should use for each building. Not to use un-environmentally friendly materials. This is a great lesson to learn as it will be very helpful in the future.
Log 3 -Monday the 3rd of December 2012
We had an extremely productive day today and created a large composting centre. It is blue and green, made of environmentally friendly materials. We worked very well as a team and got the job done. It is a very large centre for composting is one of the main components to the citys waste management units
What I Learnt:
I am really growing to like minecraft, the way it works its controls and how life like it is. I have played many games like minecraft but so far it is far he best quality. I am so honoured that our school gets to use such fantastic resources. We are so privileged to have such a great opportunities such as Minecraft.
Log 4 -Wednesday the 5th of December 2012
Today we began work on the Energy Recovery Center. We have come upon some hiccups along the way with some of our creations being destroyed. This as a setback but it is what you have to deal with when you are working online. We are doing a really good job and making great progress.
What I Learnt:
It really dawned on me that we are all in one big world, we are all working together and we have to respect other peoples work.
Due to a lot of other school commitments and technical difficulties I have not been able to play Minecraft for numerous days. We have been working hard on presenting to some panelists about all the amazing work we have been doing this term. In the time I have had today I decided to
Miranda Bourke
Leader of 5/6A City and Culture District.My name is Miranda and I am the leader of City and Culture. I hope to provide a good leadership position for others to thrive under. We shall hopefully create a perfect city and buzzing culture when we arrive on our new home....Aurora 56Z!
Siffler 211 Ark (Agriculture)
Name: Siffler 211
Length: 1150.3 km
Height: 455.8 km
Width: 420.4 km
Volume: 2,954,842.388 km3
For the ship Is a very odd shape, statistics may not be perfect.Number of passengers: 5 x Captain, 25 x Crew for Cockpit and Controls, 25 x Crew for General Maintenance, 30 x Crew for Greenhouse, 30 x Crew for Science Lab, 25 x Crew for Barn Animals, 8 x Research Scientists, 10 x NASA Reporters, 30 x Cleaning Staff, 15 x Food Preparation
GRAND TOTAL = 196 PassengersCargo: 500 Plants in the Greenhouse, Millions of seeds housed in Seed Banks
As of July 2012 the number of distinct specimens has rapidly increased to over 750,00050,000 Species of animal in the Science Lab, 116 Produce Animals in Barn, (Pigs, Sheep, Cows, Goats)
35 Fully Equip Houses
Landing system: A large parachute will shoot out of the roof of the ark, this will slow the gravitational pull. Four long robotic arms will extend out of the base of the ship, creating a cushioning platform for the ark to land upon.
Materials used for main body: Thick metal ( can only look out ), Graphene, Copper, Titanium.
(Checkout Wiki for More Info)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene
Materials used for heat shield: The entire ship shall be covered in Solar Panels, they can sustain extreme heats. There will also be a layer of heat protecting metal just in case some heat does penetrate through.
Any other notes:
Greenhouse Dimensions Are As Follows
Ark Proposal Speech
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=177Jz8VubZEOQbIup3n0k0RTn4AqAuJ89jdAomcp5ilk
Screenshots of my Ark
Siffler 211, the completed model (Side)(Back) (Front)
(Top) (Bottom)
(Bottom) Without the shield and coverings. (Side)
(Front)
Waste Disposal Systems
Some really good links for waste disposal:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/downtoearth/allaboutwaste.htm
http://www.enotes.com/waste-disposal-reference/waste-disposal
http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Responsible-Waste-Disposal.html#.UKmzaK6MpwE
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16568045/Methods-of-Waste-Disposal
http://biodegradableandnonbiodegradable.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/biological-reprocessing.html
The Following Statement Is A Transmission From The Supreme Beings
These include:
What problems did we have to deal with on Earth in regard to waste management? And how can we learn from this? Milo -
What alternatives can you suggest? Luka Done
How much waste will we produce? Zhana Done
What sorts of waste do we need to deal with and dispose of? Ari-
How will we dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner? Miranda Done
How can we minimise the effects of waste on Aurora 56z? Zhana Done
Conduct research and present your findings about significant sustainable practices that the citizens of Aurora56z can undertake to preserve and protect the planet, and not make the same errors we did on planet Earth.
Minecraft considerations:
What stations or waste disposal units need to be built? Ari done
How will we get the waste to these units? Miranda -
What other factors might we have to address? Luka -
Good luck! The future of Aurora 56z is up to you.
*END TRANSMISSION*
How will we dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner? Miranda
Here I have put together a graph showing all the different types of waste disposal and their Pros and Cons.Types Of Disposal Systems
Pros
Cons
Landfill
Dumping Waste At Sea
Biological reprocessing
(anaerobic)
Incineration
- Waste Reduction -
They can greatly reduce the volume of waste in solid form by converting it to a gas form.Recycling
- It is generally good for the environment because you keep trash from piling up and going to landfill
>Energy Recovery
Composting
Space Dumping
"508,023,454,400,000 kg is about how much waste we produce each year, and quarter of that was made be the U.S."
As this is an extreme amount we shall definitely need ore than one system of waste disposal to handle this crazy figure.
My other team-mate Ari made a comprehensive list of the types of waste we will be disposing of:
Numbers refer to how they will be disposed below
Food scraps (2,4)
Mining waste
Clothes (1)
Sewerage (Below)
Plastics (1)
Metals ()
Leather
Rubber
Oil
Paper
Batteries
Fertiliser
Animal manure
Chemical waste
Household waste
Household cleaners
Insect repellent
Weed killer
Animal poisons
Insect killers
Aerosols
Glass
Paint
Building materials
Concrete
Asbestos
Wood
Fuel emissions
Human Corpses
Sewerage
Ways of dispersing of SewerageFertiliser - More and more farmland is using treated sewage on their land as it produces bountiful crops and money and landfill space.
Fuel Cells - Researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) have devised a process that turns wet waste from sewage farms and paper mills into a source of power.
Fuel and Electricity - Scientists at the University of California, Riverside are developing a way of converting 'wet waste,' such as sewage sludge and grass clippings, into synthetic diesel fuel and electricity in a move that could potentially reduce the need for landfill space and provide a cost-effective alternative to increasingly restricted land application.
Worm Farms - In some places giant worm farms are built for worms to EAT sewage sludge or biosolids. The worms can eat their weight in biosolids a day and if they are really hungry they can eat twice their weight.
Human Corpse
Burn bodies to ash so less room will be taken up when disposing of bodies. This is done because of the huge population we have and our growing needs.From the information collected I suggest that the following ways of waste disposal shall be used on Aurora 56Z
What district do we need to comunicate with ??
Industry for mining and mining waste disposal.Agriculture for disposal of animal waste and
Work In Progress
How will we get the waste to these units ( Waste Disposal Units)?
Recycling CentersComposting Sites
Energy Recovering Centers
Biological Reprocessing Sites
Large self operated rockets to dump waste on other planets.
Small Incineration Centers for only small amounts of waste.
Waste shall be collected once a week (specific day per area). For example, once a week general waste shall be collected. A separate truck will come around for food scraps, taking them to farms on the outer skirts of town, this shall happen every second week. Recycling trucks will come around every second week collecting rubbish and taking them to recycling disposal units. These trucks will be environmentally friendly running on electric energy.
Some other Ideas
Home recycling CentersMinecraft
Log 1 - Tuesday the 27th of November 2012 ; 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Today was our fisrt real go on minecraft. Aside from some slight technical difficulties along the way, I feel that it was a great session. We (5/6A City & Culture) mainly worked on creating a small landfill site for some of our waste on Aurora 56Z. We also got a great start on creating a Incineration factory, located near the Landfill. The game of Minecraft is very different than any other I have played, therefore it does take some getting used to. Hopefully by the end of next week we shall have our Incinerator, Landfill and Recycling centeres finished.
What I learnt
This week in Minecraft I learnt about spawning into different places. This is very helpful when working in a group, to try and find other people.Some Problems We Came Across
As we are working on a computer there is always going to be some difficulties. Be it the computer doesn't work or it is out of charge these are just some of the problems you have to cope with when working on modern technology.Log 2 - Friday the 30th of November 2012
We did an amazing job today and we built a massive Recycling centre. It is built of wood brick and some other environmentally friendly materials. It looks stunning and will be a great help to the environment. We chose the location for it is just the right distance from the citys CBD. It is in a very remote land so we shall not be taking over anybody's land.
Work In Progress
Finished Product
What I learnt:
I really learnt and took into consideration what materials you should use for each building. Not to use un-environmentally friendly materials. This is a great lesson to learn as it will be very helpful in the future.Log 3 - Monday the 3rd of December 2012
We had an extremely productive day today and created a large composting centre. It is blue and green, made of environmentally friendly materials. We worked very well as a team and got the job done. It is a very large centre for composting is one of the main components to the citys waste management units
What I Learnt:
I am really growing to like minecraft, the way it works its controls and how life like it is. I have played many games like minecraft but so far it is far he best quality. I am so honoured that our school gets to use such fantastic resources. We are so privileged to have such a great opportunities such as Minecraft.Log 4 - Wednesday the 5th of December 2012
Today we began work on the Energy Recovery Center. We have come upon some hiccups along the way with some of our creations being destroyed. This as a setback but it is what you have to deal with when you are working online. We are doing a really good job and making great progress.
What I Learnt:
It really dawned on me that we are all in one big world, we are all working together and we have to respect other peoples work.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Log 5 - Friday the 14th of December 2012
Due to a lot of other school commitments and technical difficulties I have not been able to play Minecraft for numerous days. We have been working hard on presenting to some panelists about all the amazing work we have been doing this term. In the time I have had today I decided to